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Artist: John Cale
Canonical path: /john-cale/memphis
Related lyric paths: 6
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Memphis
Read Memphis lyrics by John Cale on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Memphis
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Long distance in formation, give me Memphis Tennessee
Help me find the party trying to get in touch with me
she could not leave her number, but I know who placed the call
'cause my uncle took the message and he wrote it on the wall
Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie
She's the only one who'd phone me here from Memphis Tennessee
Her home is on the south side, high up on a ridge
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge
Help me, information, more than that I cannot add
Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee
Help me information more than that I cannot add
Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
Marie is only six years old, information please
Try to get me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee
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John Cale performs "Memphis", and this lyric page sits inside the John Cale catalog on LyroVerse.
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